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This campaign ended on June 6, 2013, raising about 16% of our funding goal. Many thanks to all who contributed! The Zahir is now entering the festival circuit. If you would like to help send it to more festivals (and still get perks), please contact the campaign owner directly.

The Zahir

In this magic realist film, a young ambitious academic embarks on a quest to unravel the mystery of a famous British traveler's disappearance in 19th century India. His search for the truth results in encounters with a crazy physicist and an exotic female, which leads him to some other dimension. 

We are raising $25,000 to complete principal photography and perform post-production at the highest professional level.

Your contributions will help make our film truly magical!

Our Filmmakers

Olga Holtz,                       Petr Jankular,                   William Green,                                            Writer & Director               Producer                          Director of Photography

Our Cast

Ryder Darcy                    Ramya Vijayan                  Jay Laurence                                                as Ed Franklin                 as The Zahir                      as Professor Espinoza   

Saif Ali                             Sara Muender                     Beresford Parlett                                      as Rajesh                  (Schoonover)  as Morgan            as Colonel Clark

What we Need to Accomplish in Our Film

and what your donations will allow us to do:

• add an additional filming day and hire a professional steadicam operator to film a series of important and very beautiful moving scenes
• acquire special stock footage to enhance the last scene of the film
• finish edit of the film and lock the picture 
• hire a professional sound designer to complete sound design, including foley, music and sound effects
• add special VFX shots to bring up the intensity of multiple scenes
• acquire and secure music rights
• create an original graphics design for credits, website, movie poster, DVD cover 
• have the movie professionally color graded
• submit this film to domestic and international film festivals
• pay our amazing cast 
• organize a screening and reception for you, cast and crew

Why are We Running This Campaign?

Having financed most of this film's production and having reached the limits of our self-financing capabilities, we need your help to complete this film at a level it deserves. Please contribute!

Why is Reaching Our Funding Goal Important?

We need to reach our goal to do justice to all aspects of remaining production and post-production. We have preliminary agreements with highly professional artists, editors and designers. Their work is absolutely crucial -- it separates great films from the mediocre.

What You Get

Please check out our perks! We have great film-related items, many of them signed by the cast and the director: DVD copies of the film, posters, production stills, copies of the script, etc. VIP perks include invitations to a private premiere of the film and executive producer credit.

What if I am Not Interested in Perks?

You can contribute and opt out of perks. Thank you for your generosity!

Will Other People See My Contribution?

You can choose whether or not you want your name and contribution amount to be displayed on the campaign page under the Funders tab. For more details, see How to Contribute to a Campaign.

Other Ways You Can Help

If you can’t contribute, that doesn’t mean you can’t help!

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Our Commitment

We are 100% committed to finishing this beautiful and suspenseful short film with a higher meaning. Everybody on our team is excited and dedicated to this project.

It is our promise to you that every penny will be spent to get the absolute best final product.

Thanks for reading thus far. You are a cool person.

Thank you for supporting the living art of film!

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